Miscellaneous bluegrass news

The Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival is widely viewed as the official kickoff of the annual bluegrass festival season. It may not always be the very first major outdoor festival of the year, but given its size and the caliber of talent

Nashvilled-based Compass Records is running a special sale which ends tomorrow (5/18), with $5 from each CD sold going to the IBMA Bluegrass Trust Fund. The Compass headquarters were not damaged in the recent Nashville flooding, but seeing the devastation

The Associated Press is reporting that the city of Owensboro has a new mission to raise the international profile of the International Bluegrass Music Museum. When city officials began planning a new convention and events center for Owensboro, they visited Dubuque,

The Grand Ole Opry has announced that shows this week have been moved to other venues due to the dramatic and tragic flooding in and around Nashville. Opry officials are only speaking about the short term just now, but photos and

If you follow weather news, you'll have heard about the terrible rains that flooded the Nashville area over the weekend. They received 18 inches of rain in 2 days, and the Cumberland River is elected to reach 52 feet before

In a recent communiqué with a portion of the organizational membership (via IBMA-L), Executive Director Dan Hays recapped last month's IBMA board meeting, including an announcement concerning the celebration of Worldwide Bluegrass Music Month. A grass roots event with no official

While central Tennessee saw record rainfall this weekend, many a bluegrass and country music fan worried about their favorite entertainers traveling to and fro on flooded highways. Southwest Virginia escaped the deluge, yet saw the loss of two bluegrass performers

Bluegrass music may not be associated with video gaming, though I'm sure there are some bluegrass fans and musicians who are also avid gamers. There are some behind the scenes connections that most of the bluegrass world may not be

For those in our midst who love all things mandolin (and NewGrass), Mandolin Cafe recently hosted an interactive interview with the musical force known as Sam Bush. The interview began with the posting of a short biography of the icon, and

Bluegrass lost another of its favorite sons last week. Noah Crase, former banjo player with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys and The Boys From Indiana, died on April 13. He had been born in Barwick, KY in 1934. He